Women's Beach Volleyball
- Title:
- Associate Athletic Director, Student-Athlete Enhancement
- Email:
- jbuckner1@tulane.edu
(Updated July 24, 2024)
Dr. Jada Buckner-Greer was promoted to the Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Enhancement in the July 2024 after previous serving as the Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Enhancement starting in March 2022. She joined Tulane Athletics as the Athletics Certification Officer in October 2017 and has also served the department in the role of Associate Director for NCAA Compliance. She joined the Green Wave after serving as a postgraduate intern for academic and membership affairs at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (2016-2017).
Currently, Dr. J oversees the W.A.V.E. Student-Athlete Enhancement Program. This program champions the holistic success of all Tulane student-athletes by providing them personal, professional, and leadership development as well as coordinating the athletic department’s community service endeavors. Community service efforts under this program have led the Athletic Department to a Top-25 finish in the NCAA Helper Helper challenge for the past seven years (#2 in 2023). She also serves as the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) advisor for the American Athletic Conference and Tulane Athletics.
Dr. J has been active in multiple leadership programs and positions at Tulane and throughout the membership. She has participated in Tulane’s Anti-Racism Leadership Program and currently serves as an active member of the Athletic Department’s Strategy for Tomorrow and Green Wave Justice for All committees. She has participated in N4A’s Professional Development Institute: Student-Athlete Development Track. She currently serves as the Vice-Chair for N4A’s LGBTQ+ Committee.
Dr. J is a former women’s basketball student-athlete at Nova Southeastern University where she was a co-captain for the Sharks' women's basketball program. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science in 2012. She also completed her Master of Arts degree in Exercise Physiology and Sport Performance in 2014 as well as her Doctor of Education in Global Sport Leadership in May 2023, both at East Tennessee State University.
